SkyWest, Inc.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On July 23, 2026, SkyWest, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. The full text of the Company’s press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events On July 23, 2026, the Company announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved a $250 million increase to its existing stock repurchase program, effective July 23, 2026. The Company is authorized to repurchase such shares of common stock at prevailing market prices in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. Depending on market conditions and other factors, such repurchases may commence or be suspended from time to time by management without prior notice. The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased will be determined by the Company’s management in its discretion. There is no expiration date for the repurchase plan. This authorization supplements the Board’s existing stock repurchase program approved in May 2023, which authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the Company’s common stock as well as the additional $250 million the Board approved in May 2025, of which approximately $63 million remained at June 30, 2026. Following such increase, SkyWest is authorized to repurchase up to approximately $313 million of SkyWest’s common stock. The Company announced the increase to the stock repurchase program in its press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.